Item Tag: Sugar Apple

For sale are various quantities of seeds from my sugar apple tree. It produces medium sized fruits with exceptional flavor. The fruits are very chewy and will not fall apart when ripe like many sugar apples. The skin can easily be peeled right off when super ripe, just like in the video above. The fruit even develop a beautiful pink/red blush as they near maturity. See the photos above, which are from the actual fruit. The fruits do have lots of seeds, which is the only downside, but is a typical trait of sugar apple. Everyone who has tried it really enjoys it.Sugar apple seeds generally come true to seed, but not always. There are some other annonas in my yard and cross pollination is possible. The most likely candidate for cross pollination is a ‘Murray’ atemoya, which produces outstanding fruit, so the chances of growing a seedling which produces high quality fruit are good.General Info A tree which is not truly known in a wild situation, it is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics where the fruits are highly valued. Size 10’ – 20’ Growing Conditions Succeeds in climates that are hot and either wet or dry, though trees need adequate water for fruit development. It can succeed in soils with pH of 6-8. Well-drained sandy loam soil is ideal, but will succeed in rocky soils as well. Years to Fruit 3-4 years from seed Taste Sweet, creamy, custard-like, highly regarded as a dessert quality fruit, Climate Subtropical to tropical, occurring up to 6,000’ Cold Tolerance Plants can handle an occasional light frost Propagation Seed or grafting Notable Varieties Kampong mauve, Thai lessard Source Fruit harvested from a seedling tree in my backyard. See pictures for actual fruit.